Brassiere



Oct. 3; 1939. H. HoLlsTER 2,174,881

vBRASSIRE Original Filed Oct. 14, 1956 Patented Oct. 3, 193% 'UNirso stares .PATENT orrice BRASSIRE Hilde Bolister, Berlin, Germany, assignor to Ella Miller, Berlin, Germany i claim, (or. en -s2) This invention relates to brassires for supporting and molding the breast, oi that type in which a pair of breast supports are connected at their front ends and supported by shoulder 5 straps through the medium of bands arranged in the shape of the inverted letter V and clearm ing the nipples,

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved brassire of the type described.

l To this end, more than one pair of the store` said V bands are arranged at the front end o each shoulder strap, to improve the molding action of the brassire, an elastic member is attached to the rear end of one oi` the supports and anchored to a girdle, another elastic' ineinber is attached to the rear end of the other sup port and mounted to slide on the anchored meine ber, and the rear ends of the shoulder straps are connected to the elastic members at points in= termediate the ends of the members.

By these means, on the one hand, the breasts are molded more eiciently to improve a dat bust and to restrain too iull a bust, and, on the other hand, the brassire, While heid reliably in position, opposes a minimum resistance to the wearers movements.,

A brassire embodying the invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. i shows a breast supp-ort in iront eleve,"

tion.

Fig. 2 1s a rear elevation of Fig. l.

Referring now to the drawing, the brassire comprises on the iront side (Fig l) two supports 2 t united by a foundation band at their lower sides l and made ci textile material or #other suitable fabric, each support having a semicireu= lar cut-out portion t forming apertures for the front portions of the breasts 2Q., with the nipples 25. The two supports 2 and t form at their upper sides a. wedge-shaped gap 5 which allows the eup= ports 2, ii to be approached more or less, if neces.

sary, by some suitable means such as a loop E and a button l, thereby varying the width' of the gap.

The apertures formed by the cut out portions I are considerably larger than the diameter of the breast nipples and allow the front portion oi the breast to protrude unimpeded and without discomfort. Thus, this portion of the breast is protected against pressure and covered only by the clothes in a perfectly hygienic manner.

Wedge shaped portions a, b extend to the rear of the supports 2 and 3 and are passed under the 55 arm pits 8 to the back. The rear portions a and h are connected'by elastic means anchored to a girdle i2 and supporting therear ends of the shoulder straps i8, as follows: A loop t of elastic material, rubber band or the like, is attached to the rear end oi" the portion b, and the eye It 5 of the loop is secured to a button il on the girdle ifi. This loop is threaded through the eye i3 of a similar loop '9' attached to the rear end of the portion a, and makes a sliding connection of the loops, so that the supports 2 and 3 l@ are elastically connected to each other, and an= chored elastically to the girdle l2, and the loops Q, d are free to move with respect to each other.- The rear ends 23 ci' the shoulder straps I8 are connected to the upper Shanks of the loops s and' 5 t' by suitable eyes 23 through which the .Shanks are threaded at points intermediate' the ends oi the Shanks. This anchors the shoulder straps to the elastic'lconnectionaforesaid, holding the brassire in proper position and yet allowing it 90 to yield as the wearer moves. v g

To mold the breasts and to correct any abe normal shape pairs it, il and l5, iS noni-elastic?N bends are secured to the front ends of the shoulder straps it, the number of these pairs depending upon the size of the breast to be molded, the more pairs being required the larger the breasts are. 'Riese bands are arranged like the inverted letter V, being secured at their lower ends to the edges oi the out out portions t, and their upper ends are sc'ecuneeik to the shoulder straps. The upper bands i5 and i6 have extensions l@ and 2li respectively serving to reinforce the sup- `pints i and 3 at these points.

'The shoulder straps it extend over the shoulders El and over the back 22 in such a manner that the middle portion of the back remains free and their eyes i3, es described are attached to the elastic loops as so that the shoulder straps are subjected to a downward' elastic pull ex- Agrted by the loops 9, 9 anchored to the girdle i2 at il., as described, andthe shoulder straps transmit this pull tothe bands i4 to il' at their front ends. By the slight elastic reaction of, the loops, a correspondingly slight lateral pressure is exerted on the curved base lines of the breasts 24, this pressure having the effect to increase tion and that each support 2, 3 has in the front an aperture 4 allowing the protrusion of the breast nipple and the adjacent portion ofthe breast. ByA means of the invention breasts lacking the beautiful and youthful shape can be influenced as regards their size by the elastic reaction transmitted the non-elastic bands by the shoulder straps I8 from the elastic means Q, d so that the height oi the breast is increased as necessaryfor producing an aesthetic appearance.

l claim:

In a brassire for supporting and molding the bust, a pair of breast supports connected at their front ends, a pair of shoulder straps, pairs of bands arranged in the shape of the inverted letter V'connected to the front end of each shoulder strap at the apex, and to the corresponding supports by their front ends, at the base, and arranged to clear the nipples, a girdle, an elastic member attached to the rear end of one of the supports, means for anchoring this member on the girdle, another elastic member attached to the rear end of the other support and mounted to slide on the anchored member, and means for connecting the rear ends of the shoulder straps to the elastic members at points intermediate the ends of the members.

HILDE HOLS'IER. 

